The National tribune., 1887-05-05
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along The
Line.
Personal.

trabands," and gives sketch of his experiences
with the army in the battle described in that
article. He would like 70 hear from Capt Run
lett, Lieut. Carr, Lieut.. Croker, or L. Murphy,
Co. G., 4th Me-; Lieut.. Geo. Gregg, Co. ID. I'd
Mich, and Capt. III. II. Mccall, Co. ID, 9TH Pa.
Reserves.
H. c. Woodward. Goth Ind. battery, Hill, ILL.,,
says that if VIM. Penny, of the above battery,
will give his address he will be glad to write to
him.
VIC Kline, Co. B, cloth Pa, ouindaro, Kan,
writing under date of April 8, says: Twenty
two years ago l was at Apponattox, and am
glad of it." He hopes the old comrades will al
ways maintain the same spirit of loyalty and
fraternity that actuated them in those troublous
times.
Lewis c. Cresson. North Cohocton, n. Y,
wishes to correspond Immediately with any of
his terminates in tho army. He does not re-
member their names
j. L. Myers, Utah, Pa, sends an open letter
TO the editor of the New York World strongly
cOndemning the course of that paper in its
treatment Of the soldiers and its bitter oppos-
ton TO pension legislation.
ID. W. Fisher, Co. G., Sd Ohio Cav. Bloom
ville O., says he is n Republican, but nc be-
lieves Gen. Black is doing all in his power for
the disabled soldiers and that if his name
should be placed on the National ticket next
year he would receive the entire soldier vote
of the country.
Isaac s. Ford East Hamilton, n. Y, sends a
copy of the AndersOnyille poem already fur
nished by number of comrades.
William Loden, Go. l., Odd Wis., Oregon, Wis,
referring TO tho statement recently published
thai the first company of volunteers mustered
into the United States service was ut Bangor,
Me, claims Tor several companies of the lst Wis
an earlier date Of muster than April 10. 1861.
The rolls in the Office of the Adiutaut OF Wis
consn show that Go. A was mustered April Is,
Go. b Goth. Co. ID 10th. Co. Z 18th, Co. G 18th,
c. II. 10th, and Co. Il 18th. Replying to the
inquiry of 4 cOmrade, the writer says the adj
dress of Gen. A. j. Smith is st. Louis, Mo. He
answers another inquiry by saying the name
of the Surgeon of the Jackson Hospital at Mem
phis in 1868 was Watson and his homo was
then in Dubuque, Iowa. The writer thinks he
belonged to the Both Iowa.
w. B. Jacobs. Mitchell, OAK, says he be-
longed to the 9th Wis. battery, Capt Henry
Dillon commanding, who died of smallpox three
years ago at Lone Rock, Wis He says the
battery staid through the war, and saw the
elephant" from the ground up.
John Stacey, Upper Lehigh. Pa, replying to
the inquiry of COmrade Henry Weinchat, Co.
+, l06th Pa, says he was captured, with the
colors of that regiment. He saw the rebels
take the colors TO Petersburg June %. 1864
He docs not know what became of them. He
would like to correspond with any comrade of
the Tooth Pa.
J. w. Sweeney, Noherly, Mo-. does not favor
the proposition 10 invite the President to attend
the National Encampment at st. Louis. He
has no idea that the boys want to sec him.
William III. Smith, Co. K, -5th n. Y, Elkhart,
Ind, noticed in recent issue an item to the
effect that w. s. Mclean, of Indiana, had been
granted pension and over $l2, 600 of arrears.
The writer goes on to explain how this good
fortune came to the cOmrade through The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE The publication of let
tiers from comrades in this column enabled him
TO secure the proof required.
Joseph NJ. Walsh, Co. b, 4th Mass. Cav, Bos-
ton, Mass, replying to Comrade Reagan, 23d
H., says he knows something about Timber
Jim," the Andersonville sutler. He was an
enlisted man in the Union army, and belonged
to an Illinois regiment. His real name was
Thomas Goodman. He went with squad of
exchanged prisoners to st. Louis, and the writer
then saw him for the last time.
Laban Fisher, Co. F, SD Wis, asks if any
comrade knows the origin of the exclamation
Grab n root" which was so common among
the soldiers. He says Comrade Jones's story
about the sth Wis. eagle was more romantic
than true. The eagle did not belong to a lady
at all, but was given to the company when it
started by some friends, who bought it from an
Indian.
II. J. Mize, Bonham, Tex, suggests that any
body who wants TO go 20 Hades had better climb
right into the wagon along with Bragg and
Warner.
Samuel W. Porter, Co. II, 101st Pa, Chewton,
Pa, says he has never seen his regiment even
mentioned more than two or three times in
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and he would DO
very glad TO have some of his comrades wake
up. His regiment was brigaded with the 103d
Pa, S5th and 96th n. Y. During the year 1864
the writer and large number of his comrades
visited Andersonville and other Summer re-
sorts in the COnfederacy.
Alvin c. Price. Corporal, Co. ID, 9th KY, says
he served under Gen. Fitzpatrick, whom he re-
garded as one Of the best Generals in the army.
He says he was much disabled by his army
service, but hoping TO get along without pen
sion he allowed the time to slip by, and now he
finds himself left" He hopes some measures
will be adopted that will do justice to such cases
as his.
Alexander Williams, Lee, Mass, abiding to
the paragraphs in regard to eolored Chaplains
in Grand Army Posts, says that the Post in his
place has had for its Chaplain a number of
years Rev. Samuel Harrison, colored, who was
Chaplain of the 5ith Mass.
" Rear Rank" Bridgeport, o., pays n high
compliment to Maj. Al" Anderson. Congress
man-elect from one of the Iowa districts He
says Anderson entered the service in Co. X, 4th
Iowa, as a private, and speedily rose to the
rank of Major. He was severely wounded at
Jonesboro, by the bursting of shell, while
serving as n stan officer 10 Gen. OSterbauS lie
refused TO leave the field, however, until the
engagement WAS over. The writer is confident
he Will prove a most valuable addition to the
ranks OF the soldiers friends in Congress, and
will be worthy successor to Col. Hepburn.
W. Ii. III. Wallace, Co. Il, 10th Ohio, Nelson
vile, o., sends the words of the Anderson
vile song asked for by Comrade Scott. He
would be glad 10 hear from a comrade, if liv-
ing, whose name he does not remember but
who belonged 10 a regiment of Gen. Lew Wal
laces command, whom he assisted while at
Andersonyille. He understood the man was
telegraph operator at the time of his enlist
ment
Information asked and Given.
Mrs. Cynthia NJ Bayles, Stafford, Kan, asks
If any member of Co. c, 10th Ohio Cav, can
tell her anything about George +. Brown,
blacksmith Of said company. She would be
glad TO know what became of him, aud parti-
cuiarly his whereabouts between July 5, 1864,
and July "a, 1865 The writer is his daughter,
and will esteem it great favor if some COM
rade will give her the information. THE Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE informs her that the battle
OF JOnesbOrO was tonight Sept. /, 1864.
A. n. Bergen, franklin, Ind, asks informa-
ton of John Gregg. l02d ILL.,, who was captured
by Buffers cavalry near Fayetteville, N. G.
He would be glad to hear from any comrade
knowing anything of him.
the wife of an old soldier. and asks information
concerning her son, Gideon Ii. McFall, who
started from Chctopa, Kan, last May and went
West. he was last heard from at Kingman
City, Kan. He is 10 years old, five feet nine
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